EFI has announced a record number of equipment sales deals during the FESPA London 2013 exhibit held last month, with attendees acquiring EFI VUTEk and EFI wide-format printers driven by EFI Fiery digital front end (DFE) systems. This year’s FESPA was also one of the best yet in terms of software sales, with several companies purchasing new MIS and ERP systems from EFI.
A new Acuity Advance Select HS wide-format UV printer has been introduced by Fujifilm North America Corp., Graphic Systems Div., that can run at speeds up to a maximum 535 ft2/hr in Production Squared mode. The new Acuity Advance Select HS-6 and HS-6 X2 models feature the inclusion of six independent ink channels.
HP has expanded its HP Latex Printing Technologies with the introduction of the HP Latex 3000 printer. The company also announced the rebranding of its HP Designjet and Scitex latex printers and supplies. The new sub-brand for these offerings is HP Latex.
A large demand for superwide printing led AMP Printing in Dublin, CA, to purchase a new EFI VUTEk HS100 Pro UV inkjet press at the ISA International Sign Expo in Las Vegas. The HS100 printer’s speed will be especially beneficial on some of the work AMP produces for national retailers—targeted signage requiring quick and accurate output.
Fujifilm invited roughly 30 printers, ranging from screen to commercial printing operations, to its facility here for an Inkjet Technology Summit, Sept. 17-18. This two-day show-and-tell was actually held at the Crown Westin Hotel in Kansas City, MO, and at Fujifilm's offices just over the state line in Kansas City, KS.
Lake Erie Graphics, a commercial printer based in Brook Park, OH, has purchased a full 48-head configuration of the Agfa :Jeti 3020 Titan UV inkjet printing system. “We chose the :Jeti 3020 Titan for its high-speed, high-quality, eight-color printing capability and low ink cost,” said Jim Dietz, Lake Erie president.
There are many ways for lithographers to change their business models to promote growth, but there’s one proven approach based on the premise that it’s easier to sell additional services to an existing customer. Adding wide-format digital imaging is one way to add value for existing customers and gain entry to new markets.
Agfa Graphics will be hosting a free “Wide-Format Open House” event at its distribution center in Plano, TX, on Sept. 18-20, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Wide-format inkjet is a fast-growing segment in the printing industry and is helping many printers differentiate themselves by offering new and exciting products and services to their customers that previously were unattainable for most commercial printers.”
To transform the distant past into realistic, life-sized color images for its new “Ultimate Dinosaurs: Giants from Gondwana” exhibition, the Royal Ontario Museum turned to Beyond Digital Imaging and its HP latex printing technology. The longest mural spans 100+ feet.
With the recent addition of two Inca Onset S40s in its St. Paul, MN, location, Vomela Specialty becomes the first North American printer to own and operate the entire suite of Inca Onset large-format digital inkjet printers distributed by Fujifilm.
